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Stories of Impact shared at AUx
Stories of Impact shared at AUx
[Sindy Peters] Kostas Samaras, Autodesk territory director for Africa, expanded on some of the projects undertaken by the Autodesk Foundation at the recently held AUx event in Cape Town... read


Construction & Engineering
East Africa cement consumption on the rise
East Africa cement consumption on the rise
East African governments, and Kenya in particular, are now focused on infrastructure delivery and ways to close the most important infrastructure gaps in planning for new cities... read
Chris Hobson, newly elected chairman on the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) board of directors.
ITC-SA elects new board of directors
The Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA), at its recent AGM, elected its new board of directors... read
Captains of industry play key role in construction projects
Captains of industry play key role in construction projects
Captains of industry have a crucial role to play on the African continent's construction projects, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says... read
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ITC-SA Timber Construction Awards winners announced
The Annual Timber Engineered Product Awards was hosted by the Institute for Timber Construction (ITC-SA) at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on 19 August. The event showcased and rewarded top class workmanship in the fields of decking, timber frame construction and roofing... read
The most important dam you probably haven't heard of
The most important dam you probably haven't heard of

Jennifer Drake

Large dams are major nation-building projects. They harness power to generate energy, provide water for large-scale irrigation and can help control flooding. And politicians often describe them as symbols of national power and technical prowess... read
M1 structural bridge inquiry postponed to next year
Property Development
Thohoyandou to get R1bn shopping mall next year
Thohoyandou to get R1bn shopping mall next year
The planned R1bn Thavhani Mall will be the anchor, catalyst and hero of a large mixed-use urban precinct mega development, Thavhani City, which is being developed on a 27 ha site in Thohoyandou in Limpopo... read
Eight years after a commitment to build houses there, the Thembokwezi site in Khayelitsha is still empty. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Empty Khayelitsha land to be developed at last

Mary-Anne Gontsana

Fewer houses and a shopping centre to be built... read
Makeover of square aimed at students

Alistair Anderson

Sustainable Development
Clay Nesler and Neil Cameron
Green buildings: conserving energy, preserving the environment and saving money

Clay Nesler and Neil Cameron

There is a global shift towards energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and green buildings. South Africa's recent signing of the Paris Agreements, coupled with increasing demand on the power grid is driving many businesses to invest in energy efficiency and alternative energy sources... read
SA fuel-from-waste producer lands big international contract
Utilities
Ingula Unit 1 comes into commercial operation
Ingula Unit 1 comes into commercial operation
A third unit of Eskom's Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme came into commercial operation on Tuesday, 30 August, said the power utility... read
Business
Johan Eksteen is overall winner of 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Johan Eksteen is overall winner of 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Johan Eksteen, owner of Agricon and a previous finalist in the Sanlam and Business/Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition, is the overall winner of the 2016 competition, announced in Johannesburg on 1 September 2016... read
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